Frank Gehry has always been an outsider both personally and professionally. With the opportunity to build Disney Hall, though, it would seem that he would finally be welcomed into the mainstream. However, his final design for the project is seen as too radical and costly. He will have to fight for his design as the project trudges through bureaucracy of Los Angeles.
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Written & Narrated by Steve Park
Produced by Sean Uminski at Amberwood Studios
Following Lillian Disney's $50 million gift to construct a new concert hall in Los Angeles, a competition is set up to find its architect. The process will pit world renowned architects against outsider, Frank Gehry. But through a vision to create a "living room for the city," Gehry will rise above the rest, defying the odds and getting the commission of a lifetime.
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There are architects and then there are starchitects–the rock stars of the architecture world. They are architects whose ambitious vision and unyeilding determination drove them to rise above the rest to become that of legend. They're innovative, inspiring, brash and sometimes notorious. While their designs and personalities are some times controversial, you can't deny their impact in redefining architecture. From All Things Architecture, join Steve Park for a podcast series that explores the personal struggles and the triumphant of the world's most incredible architects.
The special four-part series begins October 23, 2023 exploring the incredible story of Frank Gehry’s struggle to get the Walt Disney Concert Hall built.
